New York woman initiates Orthodox ‘sex strike’ to receive her Jewish divorce
Berkowitz’s estranged husband had refused to issue a Jewish divorce contract for four years.
Supporters of Malky Berkowitz launched a “mikvah strike” — a form of protest that leverages Jewish sexual purity rituals as a pressure tactic for Malky's husband to give her a divorce. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg.(photo credit: Courtesy of Adina Sash/ Jackie Hajdenberg design)
